العلاج بالكي: دراسة فقهية

Abstract EN

Exploring cauterization in a full paper would clarify its ruling to the people so as they could be aware of this type of medicine, particularly it is already practiced by some people in this age of developed tools and methods.

Currently, one may notice the emergence of some forms of this medicine.

This paper addresses cauterization from a Fiqhi perspective.

It was found that cauterization involves using heat on a specific body part for remedy or cosmetic purposes.

There are a number of types of cauterization: - Kai bil-Hadeed: Cautery by application of heated Iron.

- Kai bid-dawa: Cautery through caustic drugs (acids or alkalis).

- Kai bil-Naar: According to scholars, the procedure included to suck through the affected side with help of muhajim (do cupping) frequently for many days so that vesicle appeared.

Then cauterization should be done using fire.

Now these days galvano-cautery or electro-cautery has replaced this procedure.

Cautery by fire, heated metals, electricity, chemicals, laser, and liquefied gas.

Cauterization is permissible if it causes no pain or scar.

With pain or scars, without necessity, it is forbidden.

On the other hand, if it causes pain or scars for a necessity it could be permissible, desirable, obligatory, offensively permissible, or forbidden.

The original ruling of everything is permissibility, though it is commended to keep it as a final solution.

To undergo cauterization, there should be conditions to meet, some are related to the cauterizer and others are related to the process of cauterization.

In addition, cauterization should not be exercised without a permit and unauthorized persons could be punished by the ruler or undergo a preventive disciplinary measure.